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Ole Miss releases statement on ‘feigned injuries’ controversy ahead of LSU game
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The Ole Miss athletic department has released a statement on the “feigned injuries” controversy that has been broiling over the past few weeks.
Here’s the statement in full:
“Feigned injuries have become a notable topic in college football, we realize our program has been part of that discussion. We have been in communication with the National Coordinator for Football Officiating and provided relevant medical information for his review to answer questions about recent injuries. We have also updated the SEC office, and our head coach will communicate with our coaches and players to ensure we conduct ourselves properly and are compliant in this manner.”
The statement comes ahead of Ole Miss’ top-25 matchup with LSU on Saturday. Last week, South Carolina coach Shane Beamer called out Ole Miss for faking injuries as a way to slow down the Gamecocks’ offensive momentum.
“I hope they’re OK,” Beamer said. “It’s fascinating to me how many injuries occur for them after the opposing offense makes a 1st down or has a big play. You go back and watch the Wake Forest game, it happens a lot. You watch the Kentucky game, it happens a lot.
“The timing of some of the injuries, it’s a really bad look for college football and it’s not what this game is about.”
Ole Miss is far from the only team to have been accused of feigning injuries this season. Last month, for example, Kirk Herbstreit called out an Oklahoma player who appeared to go down with a fake injury in order to halt Tennessee’s offensive momentum.
Ole Miss will face LSU at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday night.
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Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
